"Ex-South Carolina Officer Charged with Murder in Chick-fil-A Shooting"

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Source: WGHP FOX8 Greensboro
"Ex-South Carolina Officer Charged with Murder in Chick-fil-A Shooting"
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Former Summerville Police Officer Anthony DeLustro, 64, has been charged with murder in the shooting death of 39-year-old Michael O’Neal outside a Chick-fil-A in Summerville, South Carolina. The altercation between the off-duty officer and O’Neal led to DeLustro shooting and killing O’Neal, despite O’Neal being unarmed and attempting to leave the scene in his vehicle. The incident has devastated both families involved, and the Summerville Police Department has expressed its deepest sympathies. SLED's investigation revealed that DeLustro recklessly put himself in danger when he entered O’Neal’s vehicle armed with a handgun.

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